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I bought a Toshiba Satellite Pro laptop a few weeks ago, I got sick of the iBook to be honest - it’s pretty but the CD drive packed up (I’m definitely a PC man!). To make life easier I wanted a docking station so that I could come and go quickly, to and from my office. Instead I had to settle for a port replicator. This handy device plugs into the laptop on a USB port, and everything else plugs into it - saving me the hastle of inserting and removing multiple connections from the laptop each day. However, I did discover a keyboard and mouse ’PS2′ problem with this particular model - the ‘Toshiba Port Replicator II’.

In a nutshell, I was using a desktop keyboard and mouse from an HP standing unit, both of these accessories had a PS2 plug (the round one with a groove). When plugged into the replicator the mouse was sticky and hard to manoeuvre on screen, the keyboard kept missing out spaces and letters which I know I was typing. At first I thought maybe I’d just lost the ability to use a computer - but then I decided to visit the local computer shop in Dorking ‘Denzil Print’. The guy at Denzil Print is usually pretty helpful, last year he knew all about Tesco’s own brand printer cartridges short circuiting Epsons and invalidating warranties. This time my problem was not known to him but he suggested a new wireless keyboard and mouse package from Logitech.

Once home and plugged into the Toshiba Port Replicator, the slow response issues were immediately resolved, not to mention my desk is now free of two untidy wires. If you happen to purchase a Toshiba Port Replicator II and experience the same slow keyboard and mouse issue - try USB options instead and your problems will hopefully be a thing of the past.

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